Thats what the detail is for.
Deployable scout: Deployed it can scan a farther range, and give a more detailed scan of a vheical. Since a scout can be used as an advanced warning of oncoming attack, this is can be used as a better way to defend the scout by hiding it farther away from a cliff, while still getting a scan of the unit.
Deployable Suryavor: Deployed over a mining beacon it can get better data on this type of ore, and in missions could provide more reaserches to improve the ore yield. It might also be able to discover a small 1 bar mine nearby where its deployed.