Just taking a quick look there only seems to be 3 High-Tech Cruisers to choose from:
-Apogee (High tech package)
-Aurora
-Doom
For Mid-Line there is quite a bit more ships to choose from, but the Eagle and Gryphon aren't part of that package.
I think the reason there isn't many ships in the High-tech package is just because there aren't as many high-tech ships; if the high-tech package included the Aurora, there would only be the Doom cruiser blueprint to find in that ship size class.
I guess you could swap the Apogee out for the Aurora, but perhaps the thinking was that since you are likely exposed to this ship earlier (if you do the advanced start for example), then it might feel less rewarding to obtain a blueprint for a single ship you have already seen vs one that you haven't (or likely haven't).
On another note, I think the Apogee still makes for an decent combat cruiser, even after the change in the two medium weapon arcs. It's got better shields than the Aurora and 2 large slots (energy & missile) and it makes a formidable anti-fighter platform with a Locust SRM launcher.
