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	~~{{Main\|Rhino}}~~

	The [[Rhino]] is a large [[Vodel]] Surface Recon Vehicle designed primarily for [[Surface Mining\|surface mining]]. It supports up to three Commanders and uses the [[Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]. Frontier has scheduled the Rhino for release on 2 September 2026.<ref name="frontier-rhino-dev-log" />		The [[Rhino]] is a large [[Vodel]] Surface Recon Vehicle designed primarily for [[Surface Mining\|surface mining]]. It supports up to three Commanders and uses the [[Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]. Frontier has scheduled the Rhino for release on 2 September 2026.<ref name="frontier-rhino-dev-log" />

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|uncertainty=Rhino, Surface Mining, the Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar, and the Planetary Mineral Scanner are announced but not yet released.
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{{Article header|section=Ships & Equipment|context=Ships|deck=Player-operated ground vehicles used by Commanders on planetary surfaces.}}

A '''Surface Recon Vehicle''' ('''SRV''') is a player-operated ground vehicle used by Commanders for activities on planetary surfaces. SRVs are transported aboard compatible ships using vehicle hangars and can be deployed after landing on suitable terrain.<ref name="frontier-equipment">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/equipment Equipment], Frontier Developments.</ref>

{{Related articles
|label=Surface vehicles and support craft
|[[Ships and Equipment]]
|[[Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]
|[[Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]
|[[Surface Mining]]
|[[Rhino]]
}}

== Overview ==

SRVs extend a Commander's reach beyond the ship by providing a dedicated vehicle for ground travel and surface operations. Frontier describes SRVs as lightweight, all-terrain wheeled vehicles for exploring planetary surfaces, while also noting their usefulness for combat and other support roles.<ref name="frontier-equipment" />

The SRV roster is not a single-purpose set of identical vehicles. The established [[Scarab]] is the long-running general-purpose SRV, the [[Scorpion]] leans toward combat, and Frontier has announced the [[Rhino]] as a larger SRV built around [[Surface Mining|surface mining]].<ref name="frontier-first-look">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/beneath-surface-your-first-look-rhino Beneath the Surface - Your First Look at the Rhino], Frontier Developments, 6 August 2026.</ref><ref name="frontier-august-dev-log">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/elite-dangerous-august-dev-log-2026 Elite Dangerous: August Dev Log 2026], Frontier Developments, 27 August 2026.</ref>

Typical SRV activities include planetary traversal, exploration, raw material collection, settlement interaction, combat, and — with the Rhino and its associated systems — surface mining. Not every SRV is intended equally for every role.

== Available SRVs ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! SRV
! Manufacturer
! Primary role
! Crew
! Hangar requirement
! Availability
|-
| [[Scarab]]
| Unknown
| General-purpose surface exploration and traversal<ref name="frontier-equipment" />
| Unknown
| [[Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]
| Available
|-
| [[Scorpion]]
| Unknown
| Combat-leaning SRV<ref name="frontier-august-dev-log" />
| Unknown
| [[Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]
| Available
|-
| [[Rhino]]
| [[Vodel]]
| [[Surface Mining|Surface mining]]<ref name="frontier-august-dev-log" />
| Up to three Commanders<ref name="frontier-august-dev-log" />
| [[Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]<ref name="frontier-august-dev-log" />
| Scheduled for 2 September 2026; ARX Early Access announced<ref name="frontier-august-dev-log" />
|}

== Scarab ==

The Scarab is the established general-purpose SRV used for surface traversal and exploration. Frontier's current equipment overview describes SRVs as all-terrain vehicles designed for exploring planetary surfaces and suitable for charting the surface, a role most closely associated with the Scarab in current play.<ref name="frontier-equipment" /> Frontier's Rhino first-look article also contrasts the Rhino with the "all-purpose Scarab".<ref name="frontier-first-look" />

A dedicated [[Scarab]] article has not yet been created.

== Scorpion ==

The Scorpion is the combat-leaning SRV introduced after the Scarab. Frontier has described it as more combat-focused than the Scarab while discussing the Rhino's role in expanding SRV gameplay into mining.<ref name="frontier-august-dev-log" />

A dedicated [[Scorpion]] article has not yet been created.

== Rhino ==

{{Main|Rhino}}

The Rhino is an upcoming large SRV manufactured by Vodel and designed around Surface Mining. Frontier has announced that it requires the new [[Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar]], supports up to three Commanders, and is scheduled for release on 2 September 2026.<ref name="frontier-august-dev-log" />

== Vehicle hangars ==

Conventional SRVs such as the Scarab and Scorpion use the established [[Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]. Frontier has announced that the Rhino cannot be deployed through the regular cargo hatch like the other SRVs and instead uses a new large planetary vehicle hangar because of its size.<ref name="frontier-first-look" />

The [[Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar]] is a new module associated with the Rhino. Frontier's announced pre-release compatibility list limits it to specific ships and module classes.<ref name="frontier-august-dev-log" />

== See also ==

* [[Ships and Equipment]]
* [[Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]
* [[Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]
* [[Surface Mining]]
* [[Rhino]]

== References ==

<references />

[[Category:Surface Recon Vehicles]]
[[Category:Ships and Equipment]]

Surface Recon Vehicles - Revision history

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