Would it be possible to include a "surveillance" AI mode for scouts to circle a gravity well indefinitely and jump to a safe location if they are attacked by strikecraft?
Clicking move orders for a scout to circle around a gravity well for 5 minutes is rather tedious. And the automatic retreat would greatly increase their survivability and reduce the need to micro them.
If possible, they should also automatically avoid all mines since they can detect them.
Other ships' AI should be changed as well so that they won't keep chasing something they can't catch.