Why is Loran-C terminated?
Why is Loran-C terminated? LORAN-C, as a result of technological advancements in the last 20 years, became an antiquated system no longer required by the armed forces, the transportation sector or the nation's security interests. What replaced the Loran system? The opening of the more accurate Loran-C system to civilian use in 1974 offered stiff competition, but Decca was well established by this time and continued operations into the 1990s. Decca was eventually replaced, along with Loran and similar systems, by satellite-based GPS during the 1990s. Is eLoran operational? Initial Operating Capability of the eLoran system was declared at the...