The US military is bracing for a fight with warships and more aircraft as further violence grips the Middle East

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USS Carney, another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was operating in the Mediterranean Sea after making a port visit in Sicily last week when the attack happened.

Also equipped with the Aegis Combat System and accompanying interceptor missiles, the warship assisted in downing the Iranian-launched ballistic missiles.

Like it's sister ship, the Carney is also fitted with a multi-function, 3D air search radar and Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), an automated, rapid-fire gun capable of engaging with anti-ship missiles and other close-in threats.

The Carney has also played a key role in shooting down threats launched by Iran-backed Houthis on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The warship is one of four other guided-missile destroyers accompanying USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, that has been very active in the region in recent months.

Back in December, the US Navy highlighted USS Carney's hot streak in a cheeky game-day video ahead of the Army-Navy football game, saying that the destroyer was undefeated by a margin of 22-0 against the missiles and drones launched by the Houthis.