I always love determining what’s happening behind the scenes to change the timeline. The fact that the Junker Coyotes try poaching data at exactly the same time as some mysterious drones show up says a lot. I don’t think their motives changed. I think someone hired them to try it.
Awesome! Also, judging Raven's dialogue during the mission, specifically when he said he was expecting someone else (Nosaac) in the optional area, I'd assume the time loop effect is slowly giving him a clear picture of what happened during the first timeline. By my own estimate, I'd say he'd figure this all out at the end of the Ice Worm Hunt.