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{{Infobox military unit<br />
| unit_name = No. 181 Flight<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| dates = 5 August 1978{{ndash}}present<br />
| country = India<br />
| allegiance = <br />
| branch = <br />
| type = <br />
| role = [[Airborne early warning and control]]<br />
| size = <br />
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| garrison = [[Hindan Air Force Station|Hindon AFS]], [[Delhi]]<br />
| garrison_label = <br />
| nickname = "Hawks"<br />
| patron = <br />
| motto = ''Sadaiva Satark''<br>Ever Vigilant<br />
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| disbanded = <!-- Commanders --><br />
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| identification_symbol_2_label = <!-- Aircraft --><br />
| aircraft_attack = <br />
| aircraft_bomber = <br />
| aircraft_electronic = [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|Hawker Siddeley 748-R]] <br> [[Boeing 737-200|Boeing 737 SIGNIT]]<br />
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'''No. 181 Flight''' is a unit of the [[Indian Air Force]] assigned to [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]]. The squadron participates in electronic intelligence, reconnaissance, [[Airborne early warning and control]] operations.<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web|title=No.181 Flight, IAF|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/indianairforce/database/units/181+Flt|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
181 Flight was initially formed as 171 Flight at [[Palam Air Force Station|Palam]] with two [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|Hawker Siddeley 748-R]] aircraft.<ref name=BRakshak/><br />
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==Aircraft==<br />
*[[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|Hawker Siddeley 748-R]]<br />
*[[Boeing 737-200]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scramble.nl/planning/orbats/india/india-air-force|title=Indian Air Force|publisher=Orbats|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref><ref name=BRakshak/><ref>{{Cite news|title=Story of Boeing 737, Indian Air Force’s 51-year-old operational aircraft |url=https://zeenews.india.com/aviation/story-of-boeing-737-indian-air-force-s-51-year-old-operational-aircraft-2433392.html |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Indian Air Force}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|181]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1978]]<br />
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