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Reveal Technology is a veteran-founded defense software company in Bozeman, Montana, building AI tools that work at the tactical edge - offline, under fire, and in real time. Its flagship products, Farsight (rapid geospatial intelligence from drone video) and Identifi (tactical mobile biometrics), are fielded with the U.S. Army, Special Operations Command, the Marine Corps, and allied forces. The company's pitch is simple: when the cloud disappears, the mission can't.