U.S. Navy's Common Display System (CDS) Navy Open Architecture Computing Environment initiative

the U.S. Navy's Common Display System (CDS) is a survivable and configurable high-assurance workstation providing an operator access to multiple shipboard applications simultaneously. This family of console displays is to be integrated into the ships that comprise the DDG 1000 Zumwalt class of next-generation destroyers as well as the modernization of the Aegis class of guided missile destroyers. The $83 million CDS project is part of the U.S. Navy Open Architecture Computing Environment initiative.

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The LynxSecure separation kernel and hypervisor will be incorporated in the Navy CDS. LynxSecure provides an environment in which multiple guest operating systems running at different security levels (e.g. Secret – Top Secret – Unclassified) will execute at the same time without compromising security, reliability or data integrity. This is critical because military systems such as the CDS display console system require adherence to rigid high-assurance security requirements. Program plans include evaluation of LynxSecure to EAL-7 per the Common Criteria and the Separation Kernel Protection Profile (SKPP).