If the underwater jetpack made by cobbling together a bunch of underwater scooters is too MacGyver for you, and the KikFin Underwater Jetpack feels too un-James Bond, well, we bring good news. If you have an MI6-sized budget, then the Cuda Underwater Jetpack could be yours. But more on the sticker shock in a bit.
Billed as the world’s first underwater jetpack, it was originally launched in 2023, and the 2025 edition featured here is a refined upgrade. It boasts smoother handling, optimized battery performance, and a new propulsion system that delivers more oomph with enhanced efficiency.
It claims to offer users “unrivalled agility and predator-like manoeuvrability,” allowing you to glide effortlessly through the underwater environment. It’s kind of like becoming a real-life Maneater, minus the man-eating, of course.
What exactly goes under the hood isn’t disclosed. I guess all you need to know is that with a CudaJet on your back, you can zoom through the deep blue at up to 3 meters per second (~11 km/h, or 7 mph—or, for the true sea-person, 6 knots), hands-free. Aquaman and The Deep would be envious… or not, since they can breathe underwater without aid, but you cannot.
But who cares? Because if you can afford this, you’d have the same superpower as Bruce Wayne: filthy rich. Speaking of which, the 2025 CudaJet is available to anyone with US$30,962 to drop. Shipping not included.
The price not only signals exclusivity; the way it’s made does too. Each CudaJet is individually crafted to order, a.k.a. made to order, with limited availability each year. That means your fellow millionaire or billionaire on the next superyacht might not even own one.
Images: CudaJet.