Competitor profile: Response Arc Ltd
Overview
Response Arc Ltd is a venture-funded company headquartered in the United Kingdom, with approximately 45 employees. Its product, Arc Dispatch, produces rule-based dispatch recommendations that an operator must confirm before acting on them.
Positioning
Response Arc positions Arc Dispatch as a decision-support layer for dispatch, rather than as an operational-picture product in its own right. Their recent partnership with Skarv Aerospace, one of our own OEM partners, puts them adjacent to a platform we depend on for run-time licence revenue.
Verified facts
- Skarv Aerospace and Response Arc announced a partnership in May 2026 to explore integrating Arc Dispatch with the Kestrel Ground Control Station. The announcement describes the partnership as exploratory, with no commercial terms agreed. [PRESS-013]
- Response Arc achieved ISO 27001 certification in August 2026, covering the development and hosting of Arc Dispatch. [PRESS-025]
Unverified notes
- An undated reseller slide describes Arc Dispatch as offering "autonomous dispatch". The term is not defined on the slide.
- Sector trade media has speculated that Response Arc has been selected by NCPA for Northstar Rescue 2026. [Nordic Public Safety Wire, PRESS-024]
Internal assessment
Our assessment is that Arc Dispatch's dispatch-recommendation focus has limited direct overlap with our operational-picture focus. We are watching the Skarv partnership because it could place Response Arc within a partner platform that contributes run-time licence revenue.
Open questions
- Does the Skarv–Response Arc exploration become a commercial integration?
- Will Response Arc correct the "autonomous dispatch" description?
- What is the actual source behind the NCPA selection speculation?